Table 5 Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: August 2010
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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Balance
Country Total Trade Imports Exports of
Trade
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Total 9,170.95 4,412.09 4,758.87 346.78
1 Singapore 1,404.96 442.76 962.20 519.44
2 Japan 1/ 1,204.53 600.53 604.00 3.47
3 United States Of America 2/ 1,102.77 460.29 642.48 182.20
4 China, People's Republic of 958.78 369.38 589.40 220.02
5 Hong Kong 518.98 114.35 404.63 290.27
6 Thailand 518.07 360.87 157.19 (203.68)
7 Korea, Republic of 506.32 310.22 196.10 (114.13)
8 Taiwan 497.18 313.51 183.67 (129.85)
9 Malaysia 3/ 348.36 241.69 106.67 (135.01)
10 Germany 249.01 94.29 154.72 60.43
11 Indonesia 203.90 157.74 46.16 (111.58)
12 Netherlands 182.03 21.25 160.77 139.52
13 Vietnam 164.93 120.24 44.68 (75.56)
14 Saudi Arabia 154.09 147.53 6.56 (140.98)
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Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: 1 Includes Okinawa
2 Includes Alaska and Hawaii
3 Includes Sabah and Sarawak
Components may not add up to total due to rounding
Page last updated: October 26, 2010
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